Belal Muhammad Books RAF Title Shot vs. David Carr on Dec. 20
The UFC veteran pivots to freestyle wrestling days after his Qatar defeat, facing a two-time NCAA champion who holds RAF’s welterweight belt.
Overview
- Muhammad is slated to face welterweight titleholder David Carr at RAF 4 at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana.
- The Dec. 20 card will stream on Fox Nation, expanding the upstart promotion’s visibility to a national audience.
- Carr, 26, is a U20 world champion and two-time NCAA Division I champion who became RAF’s inaugural welterweight champion in October by defeating Egyptian Olympian Amr Reda Hussen.
- Muhammad, 37, accepted the wrestling bout days after his unanimous-decision loss to Ian Machado Garry on Nov. 22, which followed his May title defeat to Jack Della Maddalena and marked the first losing streak of his 30-fight MMA career.
- RAF 4 is headlined by heavyweight champion Wyatt Hendrickson vs. Mason Parris, while RAF 3 features notable MMA names such as Michael Chandler, Chad Mendes, Joaquin Buckley, Clay Guida, Bella Mir, Darrion Caldwell, and Jordan Oliver.